Captain Varun Singh dies : Indian Air Force Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, has passed away. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has given this information through its social media handle. The IAF wrote, “We are deeply pained to inform that Group Captain Varun Singh has passed away. He passed away on December 8, 2021 due to injuries sustained in a helicopter accident in Tamil Nadu. We stand with the bereaved family in paying tribute to them.” In this helicopter crash, 13 people including CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife

Group Captain Varun Singh, the only survivor of the helicopter crash in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others were killed, is “critical, but stable”. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told parliament that he is on life support and “all efforts are being made to save him”. Group Captain Singh is being treated for severe burn injuries at the military hospital in Wellington. He will be shifted to Bengaluru, his father, Colonel KP Singh (retired), said, according to PTI. “He is being shifted to Bengaluru. I have reached Wellington,” Col Singh was quoted as saying by PTI.